On Tue, Jul 10, 2007 at 04:56:57PM -0500, Jeffrey Watts wrote:
> Um, auto-update sounds like a terrible feature. Have it nag, but having it
> install by default is a recipe for disaster. Users HATE userspace apps
> doing things without their consent. Worse, it could get the client
> misidentified as malware.
I concur. Which is why I originally suggested giving the
user the choice via a pop-up.
Detecting new version availability is trivial. I wish more
clients would make use of it.
John
--
"I'm sorry but our engineers do not have phones."
As stated by a Network Solutions Customer Service representative when asked to
be put through to an engineer.
"My other computer is your windows box."
Ralf Hildebrandt
<sxem> trying to play sturgeon while it's under attack is apparently not fun.
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